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| Everbest Raises A$10,000 With Charity Print For Living Waters Calendar |
Building in progress |
Never one to say no to helping others, Everbest has once again proven that not only are they a successful printer, but also one with empathy and concern for the community which they work in.
Everbest’s donation of 1000 Living Waters Calendar last year was a resounding success with them raising close to A$10,000 towards the building fund for the Living Waters Hope Centre, a new Church building for Living Waters Church.
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Living Waters Church has been around for twenty years and conducts its weekly services in the local Terrigal Primary School hall.
It has a Missions programme which supports indigenous communities in outback Australia, South Africa and the Philippines. The Church offers programmes for the local youth as well.
The new facility will offer the congregation and people from the local community a place of tranquility, where they can listen to Christian music, view dances and dramas to illustrate the Gospel in the main auditorium capable of seating 600. There will also be areas set aside for children, youth and counseling suites. This facility is designed to be the meeting area for everyone to catch up on everyday life and to relax.
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“It is an ever present challenge to raise funds therefore the slow progress of the building programme. We appreciate Everbest’s generosity in support of the project and taking the first step to extend a helping hand to our community,” says Janet, Production Manager of Ken Duncan Panographs, publisher of Living Waters Calendars.There has been significant progress in the past year with regards to complying with the local Council regulation for retaining of land, installation of underground water tanks, and provision of electricity to site and delivery of steel framework for the centre.
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| INDUSTRY NEWS |
| Nordic innovation - Innovation in pulp and paper is alive and kicking and living in the Nordic countries |
We hear the word 'innovation' a lot in this industry, but what is the true definition of the word? Is it simply a clever word for invention? Well after a little bit of investigating, it actually means a lot more that just inventing. Take the wheel for example, probably the most referred to invention of all time, but should the person who invented this genius addition to transport be called an inventor, or an innovator? Well the clever person who came up with the idea of the wheel was out smarted by the innovator who put it to use, because he put it on a cart and suddenly made getting around a whole lot easier. A wheel without a cart - is, well - a wheel without a cart, it might roll nicely down a hill, but it's not going to take you or your bags with it!
So innovation is first establishing the norm, investigating the limits and possibilities, then coming up with solutions that will make a difference in an attempt to revolutionize the norm.
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Then comes the hard bit, putting the whole thing into practice, producing and then selling the idea – and the icing on the cake is the possibility of making money out of it.
In this article, we will see the few innovations going on in the Nordic region which are having a worldwide impact in the paper and pulp industry.
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| ALL AROUND |
| Kudos from Times Printers customer |
“The office copy of the Crafts Catalog just arrived! It’s fabulous! It is being passed around from department to department right now. Thank you so much for the copy!” ~ Char Dykema, Art Department of Notions Marketing.
Times Printers Wows yet another US Customer
"The advance copies of the book have just arrived ….Wow! Wow! Wow! The print and binding job is excellent and the ‘value added’ you promised me is evident on every page. Thank you for your efficiency and professionalism and patience throughout." ~ Douglas Salt,
Branch Manager, Frank Salt (Real Estate) Ltd.
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| Times Printers Ranked No.1 Print Suppliers Worldwide |
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Another addition to the Hall of Fame for Times Printers as they are ranked top as one of The Economist’s print suppliers world wide as shown in their Quality Survey.
Competing alongside print suppliers from countries like Switzerland, Hong Kong and USA, Times Printers soared through leading by many points ahead. |
Worldwide Quality May 2008 |
Print
Site
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Quality Points
Average Per Week
(Out of 20) |
Quality
Percentage |
| 1. Times PTE - Singapore |
99 |
99% |
| 2. Ringier - Hong Kong |
89 |
89% |
| 3. Ringier - Switzerland |
88 |
88% |
| 4. Roto Smeets - Netherlands |
86 |
86% |
| 5. Quebecor - Texas, USA |
83 |
83% |
| 6. RR Donnelley - Virginia, USA |
83 |
83% |
| 7. Quebecor - California, USA |
82 |
82% |
| 8. St Ives - United Kingdom |
79 |
79% |
The quality points were allocated based on the following criteria:
- Printing
- Color ad reproduction
- Even inkling over text sections
- Correct ink densities
- Finishing
- Trimming (size and cleanliness)
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Position of stitches
- Quality complaints
With accolades flowing in from every part of the world, customers can be assured that they are getting quality prints, especially when their printer is Times Printers Group.
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